A Crow Mountain resident’s appeal of three misdemeanor charges last year has left him with only one standing conviction.

James Parish, 74, was found guilty in December by District Judge Don Bourne of disorderly conduct, interfering with governmental operations and resisting arrest. He was ordered to pay a combined $720 in fines for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, the fines suspended for 180 days. Bourne fined Parish $300 for interfering with governmental operations.

A July 9 order signed by Circuit Judge William Pearson indicated Parish, on appeal, pleaded no contest to the charge of refusing to submit to arrest, for which he was given a 90-day suspended sentence. Parish was also ordered to pay $350 in fines and $150 in court costs.

The other two charges were nolle prossed, which means the prosecution declined to pursue the charges and effectively overturned the previous convictions.

Pope County deputies arrested Parish on April 14, 2012, after deputies responded to a call reporting a disturbance on Parish’s rental property. Police claim after arresting a woman for public intoxication, an officer witnessed Parish’s truck get stuck in a field, where he exited his vehicle and began cursing loudly.

According to a story at the time of his arrest, the deputy said after he told Parish to go home, Parish replied, “no, this is [expletive] up and I’m tired of it.” The officer told Parish he would arrest him if he didn’t leave, to which Parish said, “you take me to jail.” When the officer attempted to arrest him, Parish resisted, and the officer performed a leg sweep to force Parish to the ground, where officers arrested him.

Parish claimed he drove his vehicle into a ditch after being blinded by a police light. When he got out of the car, he said deputies slammed him to the ground and arrested him under suspicion of drunken driving.

Parish said he was roughed up by the deputies before being arrested, and was hospitalized two days later with stroke-like symptoms.